Hae Won Kim

Dr. Hae Won Kim

Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 November 2020 in Thyroid®
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BCByungwook Choi
Byungwook Choi
SKShin Kim
Shin Kim
SKSungmin Kang
Sungmin Kang
KWKyoung Sook Won
Kyoung Sook Won
HYHyon-Ah Yi
Hyon-Ah Yi
HKHae Won Kim
Hae Won Kim
Background: Although several studies have reported an association between thyroid dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), the effect of mild thyroid dysfunction within the normal range of thyrotropin (TSH) on the development of AD remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between thyroid hormones and the pathology of AD in euthyroid subjects. Methods: Sixty-nine subjects with a TSH level between 0.5 and 4.5 μIU/L who underwent 18 F-florbetaben positron emission tomography were included in this prospective cross-sectional study. The levels of serum free thyroxine (fT4) and TSH were quantified using radioimmunoassay. Neuropsychological tests were performed to assess cognitive function. Differences in cerebral amyloid-β (Aβ) burden were compared between high-normal TSH (TSH ≥2.5 μIU/mL) and low-normal TSH (TSH <2.5 μIU/mL) groups. Multiple linear regression analyses, adjusted for age, sex, education level, and Neuropsychiatric Inventory scores, were performed to evaluate relationships between thyroid hormone levels and both cerebral Aβ burden and cognitive function. Results: The cerebral Aβ burden in the high-normal TSH group was significantly higher than in the low-normal TSH group (1.53 ± 0.31 vs. 1.35 ± 0.22, p = 0.009). The fT4 levels were negatively correlated with cerebral Aβ burden ( β = −0.240, p = 0.035), and TSH levels were positively correlated with cerebral Aβ burden ( β = 0.267, p = 0.020). The fT4 level was also positively associated with cognitive function, as inferred from neuropsychological test scores. Conclusions: Thyroid hormone concentrations were associated with AD pathology in euthyroid subjects. Our findings suggest that AD is likely to occur even in individuals with high-normal TSH levels.

18 October 2014 in Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular
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HKHae Won Kim
Hae Won Kim
DMD.H. Moon
D.H. Moon

15 April 2015 in Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular (English Edition)
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HKHae Won Kim
Hae Won Kim
DMD.H. Moon
D.H. Moon